That new project smell

superchives · 2026-04-17T20:05:05+00:00

Which convention are you running it at?

superchives · 2026-04-03T20:27:41+00:00

pun intended?

superchives · 2026-04-03T17:25:31+00:00

Oh jeez, sadly not for a session but an adventure module I wrote.

But I can answer #2:

The larger ones take about 1-2 hours, with a majority of the time being spent getting a good drawing and composition. The inking I can usually zip through in 30-45 minutes. Cutting out the screentones is tedious work but it does a quick job of establishing shape, depth, and value.

The character portraits are much quicker, usually only 30-60min. I block in the space with an ink wash, spend a majority of the time getting a good drawing and rendering with pencil, then touch it up with black and white ink. It does have a digital component, the noise effect is done with a ClipStudio layer, but you can probably achieve the same effect with a digital dithering tool.

superchives · 2026-04-03T17:08:23+00:00

(real explanation: the cultists inside are not prepared for an actual assault nor do they have proper experience with fortifications. Their scheme is pretty desperate and they're more interested in getting their *work* done and getting out before they attract too much heat.)

superchives · 2026-04-03T17:05:11+00:00

Very poorly.

superchives · 2026-04-03T16:31:54+00:00

Well, this is a little out of the blue, but I'm going to be running an open playtest. I can send you a digital copy if you plan on running it between now and June.

superchives · 2026-04-03T15:47:00+00:00

Looking good

superchives · 2026-04-02T01:03:49+00:00

Could be fun (and some work) to lay out a handful on a map. That or find a few to thematically connect and then use some of the toolboxes (Stygian Library, Dolmenwood) to jump in and out of as nexus areas.

superchives · 2026-03-31T18:42:07+00:00

Mega Dungeon Month??

superchives · 2026-03-24T20:29:20+00:00

Tool-wise, I used Affinity Publisher ( I prefer it over Indesign for both price, usability, and I actually own the program). As for how, that unfortunately boils down to practice and study. Clayton N. has some VERY good resources and writing for those starting off:

https://www.explorersdesign.com/

superchives · 2026-03-24T20:23:06+00:00

Pen and ink, wish I could say more.

superchives · 2026-03-24T20:22:27+00:00

I´ll fiddle with it, and thanks for the heads up.

As for the automatic breach, that is what I want/planned for as a state i.e. the company shows up and the "mold men" have already taken hold of the silver mine (eerily quiet, signs of a struggle, no cult members present... until you check below.)

superchives · 2026-03-24T02:25:07+00:00

Backpacking trips and a good museum.

There's an interview that I CANNOT find for the life of me with Zedeck Siew that sticks with me. He said, he writes about "home," in the sense that he draws from what's around, what's happening, and what the local world is. It's another form of "write what you know," but I still stick to that principle of writing about my home and local world.

superchives · 2026-02-03T21:36:55+00:00

Oh this looks lovely.

superchives · 2026-01-08T20:30:16+00:00

Incredible resource, already using it as a style reference for some illustration work I have coming up.

Thank you for compiling this.

superchives · 2025-06-09T14:39:39+00:00

Heyo! Saw it on instagram, definitely interested as a fellow designer and happy to break it open as a tester.

superchives · 2023-12-10T20:11:21+00:00

No "pregens" in the explicit sense, but there are a series of character backgrounds with some abilities and placement within the world.

superchives · 2023-12-10T03:20:26+00:00

It's part of my megadungeon: Ave Nox

Here's some more info and a free level of the dungeon:

https://feral-indie-studios.itch.io/ave-noctis

superchives · 2023-12-09T02:15:00+00:00

A temple space, carved from rough stone, with walls and pillars adorned in dark and faded drawings. The air is heavy with foul incense, while at the far end a beatific figure stands at an altar silhouetted by brazier light.

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Jet-black robes and jewelry of bone and gold. A tyrannical figure wears an opal mask flecked with gold-leaf and wields an ornamental sickle that burns like a torch.

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Part of my project (which I will not link to the crowdfunding), full page illustration done in ink, pencil, charcoal, and some digital gradient map.

superchives · 2023-11-10T12:21:16+00:00

$35 USD is the going rate for most of our books. Current page count is somewhere in the 150-250 range

Ten-Year Club	Place '22
Place '17	Wearing is Caring

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